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COW UP/

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Cave of the Winds Road, Manitou Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, 80829, United States
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Climb Profile

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2015 m2060 m2105 m2150 m-2.8% from 0 m to 14 m8.2% from 14 m to 19 m9.7% from 19 m to 35 m7.3% from 35 m to 80 m6.8% from 80 m to 122 m10.8% from 122 m to 154 m8.9% from 154 m to 170 m4.5% from 170 m to 192 m7.9% from 192 m to 216 m12.8% from 216 m to 220 m4.8% from 220 m to 240 m15.4% from 240 m to 243 m15.6% from 243 m to 258 m12.6% from 258 m to 274 m0.0% from 274 m to 278 m7.4% from 278 m to 303 m14.5% from 303 m to 323 m8.4% from 323 m to 340 m13.3% from 340 m to 358 m13.2% from 358 m to 372 m20.8% from 372 m to 377 m10.6% from 377 m to 382 m9.9% from 382 m to 401 m12.2% from 401 m to 417 m12.6% from 417 m to 433 m0.0% from 433 m to 445 m8.9% from 445 m to 460 m7.7% from 460 m to 485 m8.5% from 485 m to 508 m12.4% from 508 m to 531 m16.1% from 531 m to 534 m11.4% from 534 m to 546 m0.0% from 546 m to 549 m13.4% from 549 m to 561 m11.8% from 561 m to 572 m10.3% from 572 m to 596 m7.0% from 596 m to 617 m14.4% from 617 m to 640 m16.7% from 640 m to 643 m7.2% from 643 m to 657 m9.7% from 657 m to 672 m17.2% from 672 m to 674 m15.8% from 674 m to 693 m14.1% from 693 m to 706 m19.7% from 706 m to 714 m15.4% from 714 m to 732 m12.2% from 732 m to 752 m15.1% from 752 m to 771 m13.2% from 771 m to 789 m13.1% from 789 m to 808 m21.0% from 808 m to 824 m10.0% from 824 m to 834 m11.8% from 834 m to 854 m8.4% from 854 m to 877 m7.6% from 877 m to 895 m5.3% from 895 m to 914 m2.3% from 914 m to 936 m1.7% from 936 m to 965 m-1.2% from 965 m to 1.0 km4.0% from 1.0 km to 1.0 km9.5% from 1.0 km to 1.1 km7.8% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km7.5% from 1.1 km to 1.1 km6.1% from 1.1 km to 1.2 km10.6% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km16.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km13.5% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km20.7% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km16.0% from 1.2 km to 1.2 km16.3% from 1.2 km to 1.3 km17.8% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km16.7% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km17.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km0.0% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.9% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km14.1% from 1.3 km to 1.3 km9.5% from 1.3 km to 1.4 km8.1% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km6.6% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km-15.4% from 1.4 km to 1.4 km7%10%12%8%10%11%0 m250 m500 m750 m1 km1.3 km
Gradient key0-3%3-6%6-9%9-12%12-15%15%+

Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance1.39 km / 0.86 miles
Elevation gain133.7 m / 439 ft
Average gradient9.6%
Maximum gradient15.7%
Elevation high2,149.7 m / 7,053 ft
Elevation low2,015.1 m / 6,611 ft
Climb difficulty score13,368.37

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 394,743rd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 29,186th most difficult cycling climb of all 337,250 climbs in United States.

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Places 2,504th out of 13,296 cycling climbs in Colorado.

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Ranks 256th out of 1,880 cycling climbs in El Paso County.

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Ranking 20th out of 72 cycling climbs in Manitou Springs.

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